Published 12:52 pm, Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Three days after allegedly killing his wife Viviana and her unborn child by ramming her vehicle into a utility pole, 25-year-old Juan Castaneda is being held in Hale County jail.

According to jail records, Castenda’s bond on a charge of murder is set at $250,000.

Viviana and Juan Castenda reportedly may have had an argument prior to the incident, according to police reports. Witnesses told police that Juan Castenda was observed ramming Viviana Castenda’s Pontiac with his truck.

Also inside Viviana Castenda’s car were her sister, Vanessa Garcia, 25, and her 5-year-old son Zameer Castanda.

According to a police press release, officers and Plainview EMS responded about 6 p.m. Sunday to the 1700 block of North Columbia after receiving reports of a traffic accident.

According to police, both vehicles were southbound in the 2400 block of North Columbia when Castaneda reportedly struck his wife’s vehicle with such force that it caused her vehicle to veer off the roadway and strike a utility pole.

Viviana Castaneda was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock, where she and her unborn baby died several hours later.

Garcia was taken to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock and was listed in fair condition.

Zameer was transported to Covenant Lakeside Children’s Hospital in Lubbock After initially being listed in critical condition, he had been upgraded to fair condition by Tuesday.